Lounge piece



J. R. PAULEN LOUNGE PIECE April 27, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March11, 1963 INVENTOR JACQUES R. PAULEN ATTORNEY April 27, 1965 J, R. PAULEN3,180,682

LOUNGE PIECE Filed March 11, 1963 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR JACQUES R.PAULEN ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,180,682 LOUNGE PIECE Jacques R.Paulen, 250 W. 24th St., Hialeah, Fla. Filed Mar. 11, 1963, Ser. No.264,423 7 Ciaims. (Cl. 297-377) This invention relates to a lounge, and,more particularly, this invention relates to a lounge construction whichincludes an adjustable head rest and removable legs.

In the past, lounges have been made of webbing fastened to suitablemetal frames, of wood and of wrought iron. As is perhaps well known,such lounges have been characterized respectively by the fact that thewebbing often become worn, torn, dirty or loose, wooden members oftensplintered, and wrought iron was subject to attack by rust. 'It is anobject of this invention to provide a molded fiberglass lounge or chaisewhich will not sag, which presents no rough edges likely to snag on hoseor clothing of a user, and which does not include webbing.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a lounge having a bodyrest portion, an adjustable head rest portion and legs laterallysupported such that, after the lounge has been in use over a period oftime, it does not result in loose or wobbly legs.

It' is a general 'object'of this invention to provide a portable loungewhich is strong and durable, relatively inexpensive to manufacture,temperature and heat resistant, decorative and otherwise well adaptedfor the purposes specified hereinafter.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a portable loungewhich may be readily disassembled for storage or shipment and which isreadily cleaned.

In accordance with these and other objects which will become apparenthereinafter, the instant invention will now be described with referenceto the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred embodimentthereof.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the lounge;

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the lounge;

FIG. 3 is a partial side elevation view taken along the line 33 of FIG.1 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view, partly in cross section looking inthe'direction of the arrows, taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a side elevation view, partly in cross section,

taken along the line 5-5 of FIG. 1 and looking in the direction of thearrows;

FIG. 6 is a partial end view of FIG. 5

FIG. 7 is a view in cross section taken along the line 7-7 of FIG. 1 andlooking in the direction of the arrows; and

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary, perspective view of the area designated by thearrow 8 in FIG. 7.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, wherein like referencecharacters designate like or corresponding parts throughout thedifferent views, and referring particularly to FIG. 1, the numeral 11designates generally a lounge or chaise having a body rest 12 formed offiberglass, a pivotally adjustable headrest 13 and downwardly extendingsupport legs 14 and 16. In this explanation, the end 8 will bedesignated the forward end, and the end 9 will be designated therearward end.

As is clearly shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the body rest 12 is provided witha recessed forward portion 17 underlaying the headrest 13, in whichportion there are provided a series of transverse grooves 18 forreceiving the distal edge 19 of a U-shaped support 21 pivotallydepending from the head rest. The headrest is pivotally mounted3,189,682 Patented Apr. 27, 1965 ice to the body portion for rotationabout a member, such as the bar, 24, seen in FIG. 7. The mounting of theheadrest to the body rest is best understood upon reference to FIGS. 1,5 and 7. The recessed forward portion 17 of the body portion merges withthe main plane of the body rest along a curvilinear line designated 26in FIG. 5, there being two opposed forwardly extending ears 31 and 32formed on the outer edge, thus forming an ear of suitable configuration,such as the substantially elliptical configuration shown in crosssection, since the ears mergewith the forward portion along acorrespondingly curved line 15. Blocks, such as 33 and 34, are fastenedby any suitable means, such as the adhesive material 7, in abuttingengagement with the ears and a rearwardly extending projection 36' ofthe headrest is disposed therebetween on the member 24 which is insertedthrough a hole 37 in each side of the headrest and projecting into abore 38 in ,each block. It is apparent that holes may be provided in theears 31 and 32 and that the blocks 33 and 34 may, in fact, be integralwith the body rest. Alternatively, the blocks may be provided withprojections (not shown) adapted to co-act with the headrest.

The body portion is provided with a depressed central area 22 which isinclined with respect to the main plane of the body rest as indicated bythe dotted line 23 in FIG. 2,'which merges with the main plane at therear end. Additionally, the headrest is provided with an inclineddepressed area with respect to the main plane of the headrest. Theinclined areas provide for water drainage on the body rest toward therear end and on the headrest toward the rearwardly extending projection36 whereupon it drains to the forward portion 17 v and out through drainholes 39. g j V The leg supports and mountings therefor are bestunderstood upon reference to FIGS. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8. The front legs 14are provided with wheels 41 which are mounted to the legs by means of acarriage bolt 42 passed through a hole 43 and secured in place by meansof a spacer 44 and nut 46. The front and rear legs may be inclinedrelative to the vertical as shown for increased strength, and said legsmay also be provided with a decorative, as well as strengtheningsurface, such as the indented portion, such as 47 of FIG. 5. It is to benoted that the wheels are attached to the legs such that, in use, whenthe body rest is inclined relative to a surface, it may be pushed like awheelbarrow and, when it is in the normal position, the wheels do notsupport the lounge. As is clear in FIGS. 2, 5 and 6, this isaccomplished by mounting the wheels on the legs at a point 92 such thatthe distance from the point to the distal ends of the legs is slightlylarger than the radius of the wheels and such that a portion of theperiphery of the wheels extends outwardly from the side face 93 of thelegs.

The legs are mounted to the underside 48 of the body rest 12 by means ofbolts 49 passed through holes 50 provided in a depending circumferentiallip 51 of the body rest, and a backing block 52. The legs are receivedin a pocket defined by a downwardly extending ridge, or head, 53 of theunderside of the body portion. The ridge 53, which may be integral orformed from a separate member, prohibits the legs from wobbling sincethey relieve the forces exerted on the bolt mountings and prohibit thelegs from flaring outwardly.

As is well known in the art, the section modulus of the body rest 12selected for manufacture may be achieved tical and preferred embodiment,it is recognized that departures may be made therefrom within the scopeof.

also depending from said underside, and in closelysurroundingrelationship to the outer sides and the edges of said legs, said bodyportion having a downwardly stepped section at one end, and a head restmounted for swinging movement upward from a position of lodgment;

in said section.

I 2. A device as in claim 1, said body portion having a sloping, centraldepression, and through passages for drainage at the deep end ofsaiddepression.

3. A lounge piece of synthetic plastic material com prising a main,substantially continuous, body portion having an integral flangedepending from its under side, a set of generally flat legs secured tosaid flange in sidesurface-abutting relationship, a bead shallower thansaid flange, also depending from said under side, and inclosely-surrounding relationship to the outer sides and the edges ofsaid legs, said body portion having a downwardly stepped section at oneend, anda headrest mounted for swinging movement upward from a positionof lodgment in said section, said legs having a peripheral skirt, and acentral, embossed portion extending into. the recesses formed by saidskirt, and wheels journalled directly to two of said legs, and adaptedto support the load of said device only when said main portion isinclined to the vertical.

4. In a device as set forth in claim 3, a backing block between saidflange and each of said legs.

5. A lounge piece of synthetic plastic material comprising a main,substantially continuous, body portion having an integral flangedepending from its under side, a set of generally flat legs securedto'said flange in side surface-abutting relationship, and beadsshallower than said'flange also depending from said under side and inclosely-surrounding continuous relationship from one point to anotherpoint on the'fiange and to the outer sides and the edges of each of saidlegs, to define a downwardly opening pocket to snugly receive the upperend of each leg, said legs having a peripheral skirt, and a centralembossed portion extending into the recess formed by said skirt, wheelsjournalled directly to two of said legs, and adapted to'support the-loadof said device -only when said main portion is inclined tothe vertical.

6. A lounge piece as set forth in claim 5 wherein the said body portionincludes a downwardly stepped section at oneend, and a head rest mountedfor swinging. movement upward from a position of lodgmentin saidsection, said body portion having a sloping, central depression, andthrough passage for drainage at the deep end of said' depression. 7 v a7. A device as set forth in claim-6 wherein a backing block is includedbetween the flange and eachof said legs,

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 691,532 1/02'Clark 280-4732 2,808,875 10/57 Bargen 297457 3,006,688 10/61 Onellette2974l8 3,018,132 1/62 Baker et 'al. 5-327 3,055,708 9/62 Baerrnann297445 3,061,374 10/62 'Grosfillex 2 97440 3,073,057 1/63 Farber 248-4613,132,899 5/64 Render 297423 ()THER REFERENCES i Popular Mechanicsmagazine, Wheeled Lounge, pages 743, 744, May 1939, Chicago 11, IllinQiSFRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner.

1. A LOUNGE OF SYNTHETIC, PLASTIC MATERIAL, COMPRISING A MAIN,SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS, BODY PORTION HAVING AN INTEGRAL FLANGEDEPENDING FROM ITS UNDER SIDE, A SET OF GENERALLY FLAT LEGS SECURED TOSAID FLANGE IN SIDE-SURFACEABUTTING RELATIONSHIP, A BEAD SHALLOWER THANSAID FLANGE, ALSO DEPENDING FROM SAID UNDER SIDE, AND INCLOSELYSURROUNDING RELATIONSHIP TO THE OUTER SIDES AND THE EDGES OF SAIDLEGS, SAID BODY PORTION HAVING A DOWNWARDLY STEPPED SECTION AT ONE END,AND A HEAD REST MOUNTED FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT UPWARD FROM A POSITION OFLODGMENT IN SAID SECTION.